The Raiders have joined some 20 other teams and voted Thursday night to give the NFL Players Association the right to decertify as a union if there is an owners lockout next year in the absence of a new collective bargaining agreement.

Pro Bowl cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha ankle and tight end Zach Miller foot, neither of whom played in the Raiders 23-20 overtime defeat of Kansas City on Nov. 7, and run-stuffing defensive tackle John Henderson foot, who has not played since the home opener on Sept. 19, all...

Michael Crabtree "had the look of a playmaker" on the first day of training camp."He stood out today, made some nice catches," coach Jack Del Rio said. "Mike's a proven player. I don't think we have to worry much about Mike." There's...

Raiders WLB Sio Moore (hip) is practicing on Saturday.That means his time on the PUP list is done. Moore recorded three sacks in 11 starts last season. Moore is expected to start on the weak side, but Malcolm Smith could push...

Raiders placed WR Rod Streater on the active/NFI list.Streater reportedly looked healthy and explosive at spring practices, coming off last year's fractured foot. So his placement on the NFI list is a surprise. Typically in...

Raiders placed RB Trent Richardson on the active/NFI list.No explanation has been given yet, but we should get details soon. It seems likely Richardson failed to pass his conditioning test. The San Francisco Chronicle recently...

Jerry Rice compared Raiders first-round pick Amari Cooper to Tim Brown.Rice played with Brown late in his career, and watched Cooper practice during spring workouts. "Very much like Tim Brown," is how Rice described Cooper. ...

Raiders placed WLB Sio Moore (hip) on active/PUP.Moore underwent "major" hip surgery in the offseason and needs more time. He was initially expected to be ready for the start of training camp. Moore provided...

ESPN Raiders reporter Bill Williamson expects rookie Clive Walford to win the starting tight...Walford reportedly outplayed Mychal Rivera in OTAs. He has a chance for heavy snaps as a rookie, but will be mostly asked to block as the inline starter. Walford isn't on...

ESPN’s Bill Williamson reports the Raiders believe Latavius Murray is "ready to become a...The Raiders waited until Week 14 to start Murray last year, but their offseason suggests he’ll return in at least a two-down role. Murray ran with the first team...

RaiderBeat.com's Steve Corkran considers third-year OT Menelik Watson to be on the roster...Watson's been marred by injuries since being the No. 42 pick in the 2013 draft. He appeared in just three games as a rookie before making nine starts at right tackle last...

Raiders KR/RB Taiwan Jones weighed 205 pounds in March.Coming off foot surgery, Jones was down to 180. He packed on 25 pounds of muscle, which should help in kickoff coverage. Jones, who ran a 4.33 coming out of Eastern...

ESPN Raiders reporter Bill Williamson said the new coaching staff wants D.J. Hayden to...Hayden worked with the second team in minicamp behind 2014 fourth-round pick Keith McGill. Hayden has more natural talent than McGill, but he is still raw entering his third...

Raiders OL coach Mike Tice called second-year LG Gabe Jackson a "rising star."Jackson more than held his own as a third-round rookie last year, showing very well in pass protection while starting 12 games. Adding some power to fit his 6'3/336 frame...

According to Raiders OL coach Mike Tice, Trent Richardson shed weight this offseason, which...We've been pining for T-Rich to shed weight for years. It sounds like he's finally done so, and according to Tice it showed during the offseason program. "I thought...